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Learner Identity and Learner Beliefs in EFL Writing

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Authors:
  1. Olga Majchrzak

    1. University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz, Lodz, Poland

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  • Is groundbreaking in that it examines learner identity and views on L2 writing, and how they affect students’ writing in a foreign language
  • Provides concrete examples (in the form of metaphors) of what students think of writing in L1 and in L2
  • Includes a study that provides important guidelines for researchers interested in conducting similar research but also for foreign language teachers instructing students on writing in L2
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Second Language Learning and Teaching (SLLT)

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Theorising the EFL Learner—A Bilingual Perspective

    • Olga Majchrzak
    Pages 1-35

  3. Towards a Bilingual Writer: The Beliefs and the Process of L2 Writing

    • Olga Majchrzak
    Pages 37-71

  4. Identity in L2 Writing

    • Olga Majchrzak
    Pages 73-99

  5. Analysis of Students’ Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Writing in L1 (Polish) and L2 (English)

    • Olga Majchrzak
    Pages 101-135

  6. Analysis of Students’ L1 and L2 Writing Processes

    • Olga Majchrzak
    Pages 137-181

  7. Analysis of Students’ Identity in L1 and L2 Writing

    • Olga Majchrzak
    Pages 183-217

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 219-269
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About this book

This book focuses on the concept of learner writer identity in the context of foreign language writing. The author demonstrates that the process of writing in a foreign language is much more complex and personal than many writing instructors may assume. The book’s theoretical chapters address such concepts as bilingualism, the process of L2 writing, and identity in L2 writing. The book’s empirical section discusses the students’ views on writing in L1 and in L2, the students’ writing processes in both languages, and the students’ identities in L1 and L2 writing. It is shown that writing in L2 poses problems of a linguistic nature; however, for the advanced EFL learners writing in L2 also creates opportunities they would never have when composing in their mother tongue.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Humanities and Economics in Lodz, Lodz, Poland

    Olga Majchrzak

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Learner Identity and Learner Beliefs in EFL Writing

  • Authors: Olga Majchrzak

  • Series Title: Second Language Learning and Teaching

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69560-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69559-4Published: 12 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88801-9Published: 04 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69560-0Published: 21 December 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2193-7648

  • Series E-ISSN: 2193-7656

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 269

  • Topics: Language Education, Applied Linguistics

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